As a resource, allogenic blood has never been more in demand than it is today. Escalating
elective surgery, shortages arising from a fall in supply, a lack of national blood transfusion …

Abstract Background and Objectives There is a varied prevalence of red cell
alloimmunization being reported from different parts of India. This study aimed to estimate …

BACKGROUND: We here report the first study of antigen and phenotype frequencies of
various blood group systems by gel technology in north Indian blood donors. STUDY …

In the context of transfusion medicine, alloimmunization most often refers to the development
of antibodies to non-ABO red blood cell (RBC) antigens following pregnancy, transfusion, or …

Large scale red blood cell (RBC) antigen genotyping of donors is currently well developed.
There is scarce information, however, to select patients who might benefit from preemptive …

Objectives Most literature on the frequencies of red blood cell (RBC) phenotypes are
published in Europeans and Africans countries, with the frequencies in the Omani …

BACKGROUND: Several irregular red blood cell alloantibodies, produced by
alloimmunization of antigens in transfusions or pregnancies, have clinical importance …

Introduction. Red blood cell (RBC) alloimmunization and autoimmunization remain a major
problem in transfusion dependent thalassemic patients. There is a paucity of data on the …

Background. Racial differences in blood group antigen distribution are common and may
result in striking and interesting findings. These differences in blood group antigen …

BACKGROUND β‐Thalassemia is considered the most common chronic hemolytic anemia
in Egypt. Alloimmunization can lead to serious clinical complications in transfusion …